disappearing carriage

noun

A carriage for heavy coast guns on which the gun is raised above the parapet for firing and upon discharge is lowered behind the parapet for protection.

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Meanings

noundisappearing carriage (plural disappearing carriages)

plural disappearing carriages

  1. historicalgovernmentA carriage for heavy coast guns on which the gun is raised above the parapet for firing and upon discharge is lowered behind the parapet for protection.

Origin

Because from the viewpoint of the enemy's counterbattery direct fire, the gun and its carriage disappeared after firing.

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disappearing carriage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disappearing%20carriage

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“disappearing carriage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disappearing%20carriage. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disappearing carriage,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disappearing%20carriage.

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